His high school valedictorian speech was about going to space: https://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-bezos-space-travel-lifelong-obsession-blue-origin-flight-202

His high school valedictorian speech was about going to space: https://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-bezos-space-travel-lifelong-obsession-blue-origin-flight-2021-6#:~:text=Bezos%20used%20his%20high%20school%20valedictorian%20speech%20to%20talk%20about%20colonizing%20space&text=When%20Bezos%20became%20valedictorian%20of,to%20send%20civilization%20to%20space https://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-bezos-space-travel-life....